ipad troubleshooting completely dead Ipad

I have just come to use my IPad and there is nothing coming up at all. It is a totally blank screen and looks like no power to it. 59% charged last night and working fine the. No ping when it goes on charge now. Unable to get apple symbol. Dead as a dood. PLEASE can you help Thanks

Hold down the home button and the sleep button until you see the Apple logo. If you see the screen that tells you to swipe to turn off, ignore it just keep holding the two buttons until you see the Apple logo, then let it boot.

As an aside, depending on the charger, it makes a difference which way the polarization goes on the plug. So you might try it reversed(upside down). My wife had this kind of issue where she drained the battery, and plugged it in overnight and it failed to charge.

The plugs on the iPad only fit in one way, they are keyed so you can't accidentally reverse them unless it's a lightning connector in which case it wouldn't matter, they are made to be plugged in either way.

I do understand what you are saying, and I thought it was odd myself. However I just tested it(on three chargers), unless the apple symbol is up(which again I agree is logical)it does not charge, when the plug is plugged in with the apple on the down side it doesn't charge. I don't know if this has to do with the USB connection polarity requiring the correct ac connection?

mikelinus, do you live outside the US? It may be different overseas, not sure. Here in the US, it makes no difference which way it's plugged in, I've done it both ways countless times and never had an issue.

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